Interaction Strategies

School Based Interventions

AAC System Design: Guiding Principles

The Bridge School

Programs, Strategies and Perspectives – Setting the standard

• Self-Determination Program – Developing critical self-advocacy and independence skills
• CVI – From assessment to intervention – Developing functional use of vision
• Curriculum – Planning and implementing modifications and accommodations for access to education
• Communication – Skill areas and strategies for developing proficiency in use of AAC

Useful Frameworks for Intervention Planning

Selecting Goals

Considerations for Vocabulary Selection

Sample IEP Goals

The Bridge School

Programs, Strategies and Perspectives – Setting the standard

• Self-Determination Program – Developing critical self-advocacy and independence skills
• CVI – From assessment to intervention – Developing functional use of vision
• Curriculum – Planning and implementing modifications and accommodations for access to education
• Communication – Skill areas and strategies for developing proficiency in use of AAC

Documenting Present Level of Educational Performance (PLEP)

Developing AAC Systems & Assessing Communication Support Technologies

The Bridge School

Programs, Strategies and Perspectives – Setting the standard

• Self-Determination Program – Developing critical self-advocacy and independence skills
• CVI – From assessment to intervention – Developing functional use of vision
• Curriculum – Planning and implementing modifications and accommodations for access to education
• Communication – Skill areas and strategies for developing proficiency in use of AAC

What is Communicative Competence?

• What is Communication
• What are Complex Communication Needs?
• What is an AAC System?
• Multi-Modal
• Desired Outcomes

Communicative Competence Skill Areas

Psychosocial Factors

Communicator Profiles

The Bridge School

Programs, Strategies and Perspectives – Setting the standard

• Self-Determination Program – Developing critical self-advocacy and independence skills
• CVI – From assessment to intervention – Developing functional use of vision
• Curriculum – Planning and implementing modifications and accommodations for access to education
• Communication – Skill areas and strategies for developing proficiency in use of AAC